baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2569258-A (GB)
Title: Toner cartridge and toner supply mechanism
Inventor: TAKASHI KIMURA
IPC: G03G21/16
Filed: 2017-09-27
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to develop the conventional configuration of a toner cartridge. A toner cartridge comprises a container and an opening and closing member. The container comprises a housing part for housing toner, and a discharge port. The opening and closing member comprises a closing part for closing the discharge port, and a blocking force receiving part. The opening and closing member is configured to move with respect to the container between a closing position at which the closing part is caused to close the discharge port and an opening position at which the closing part is caused to open the discharge port. The opening and closing member has a front end on the downstream side of the opening and closing member and a back end on the upstream side thereof in a closing direction in which the opening and closing member moves when closing the discharge port, and is disposed in a range exceeding 180 degrees around the container between the front end and the back end when the toner cartridge is viewed along the longitudinal direction of the container. When the toner cartridge is detached from a receiving device, the blocking force receiving part receives, from a blocking force giving part of the receiving device, force for moving the opening and closing member from the opening position to the closing position.
Patent GB-2583133-A (GB)
Title: Breast implant
Inventor: MOHAMMAD AZHAR ASLAM
IPC: A61F2/12
Filed: 2019-04-18
Abstract: The implant 2 has a smooth outer surface 4 that with a front side 6 and a rear side (8, fig 2). One or both of the sides has a plurality of ridges extending in a radial direction either from a central point or an annulus (14, fig 2). The implant may have annular ridges 16, 18 and/or projections 12, 20 which may located at sites of both radial and annular ridges. The implant may comprise barbed threads, to anchor to breast tissue, which may be attached to the projections. The implant may be circular or oval and configured for permanent implantation.
Patent GB-2584831-A (GB)
Title: Video image recording and playback
Inventor: LEO J BARNETT
IPC: H04N21/472
Filed: 2019-06-05
Abstract: A mobile device with a display screen, camera, memory, and processor. The processor displays a video image as a sequence of static images on the display screen, and stores the video image as a plurality of sections of video image data. The video image data includes a sequence of static image data sets defining images to be displayed in each of the sections, and playback speed data defining a playback speed for each of the sections. The processor sets a playback speed for each of the sections 200, prior to storing the section, in response to a user input; sets the playback speed to a default playback speed in response to a first user input; sets the playback speed to a non-default playback speed for one of the sections stored while a second user input is being provided 204; and returns to the default playback speed for a section stored after the second user input has stopped 206.
Patent GB-2584665-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft with a moveable wing tip device
Inventor: THOMAS WILSON
IPC: B64D27/24
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: A primary aircraft 900 comprises a fixed wing 201 for mounting to a fuselage and a wing tip 202 mounted at an end of the fixed wing which is freely rotatable about a hinge axis under the influence of aerodynamic forces during flight. The wing tip also forms the wing of a secondary aircraft 801 that may be detached from the fixed wing of the primary aircraft. The secondary aircraft 801 carries a propulsion unit 705 and also includes a source of electrical power in the form of batteries (602, fig 3). Electrical interfaces (605, fig 3) are provided on the wing tips and are configured to supply electrical power to a bank of batteries (601, fig 3) in the primary aircraft.
Patent GB-2588962-A (GB)
Title: Self-regulating brake
Inventor: NICHOLAS PETER WALLIS
IPC: E21B47/017
Filed: 2019-11-15
Abstract: A borehole tool 100 for inserting into a borehole such that the borehole tool descends within the borehole under gravity. The borehole tool comprises at least one sensor 102 configured to collect data indicative of a property of the borehole and a braking assembly 103. The braking assembly comprises at least one wheel 104a - d configured to contact a surface within the borehole, and rotate as the borehole tool descends within the borehole, and a brake 122a - d configured to apply a braking force to the at least one wheel on rotation thereof to resist rotation of the at least one wheel. The braking force applied to the at least one wheel is in dependence on a rotation rate of the at least one wheel. The braking assembly may comprise an eddy current braking assembly and the brake may comprise an electrically conductive element and at least one magnet.
Patent GB-2579510-A (GB)
Title: Signal generating device for generating signal of change in force for driving speaker, speaker, filter for speaker
Inventor: KOTA TAKAHASHI
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: The present invention was devised such that a new factor related to resistance or friction may be considered when calculating a signal of a change in force for driving a speaker, and more accurate reproduction of sound may be achieved. In a signal generated by this signal generating device, a sharply rising signal is generated at the time when the device starts operating from a stopped state. Thus, when a diaphragm of a speaker starts to operate, the diaphragm of the speaker may start operating according to an original sound reproduction method.
Patent GB-2585736-A (GB)
Title: Flow characteristic control using tube inflow control device
Inventor: Jai Kishan Koli
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2018-07-16
Abstract: A method and system perform flow characteristic control. The system includes a tube inflow control device (ICD) including a tube input port. The tube ICD conveys fluid along an axial length of a tube of the tube ICD. The axial length of the tube controls a drop in pressure of the fluid between the tube input port and a corresponding tube output port. The system also includes a base pipe with an input port coupled to the tube output port of the tube of the tube ICD, wherein the base pipe is configured to convey the fluid to a surface.
Patent GB-2596266-A (GB)
Title: Imitation flame effect
Inventor: STEVEN THOMAS BARSON
IPC: F21S10/04
Filed: 2020-03-05
Abstract: An imitation flame effect comprises a number of LEDs D attached to printed circuit board strips A, B, C. The lights are projected on to a viewing surface comprising a flexible material such as fabric which is made to flap in the air stream from an electric fan K. The LEDs may be different colours.
Patent GB-2598160-A (GB)
Title: Phytotherapeutic composition
Inventor: Lluis Manent Tomas
IPC: A61P31/14
Filed: 2020-08-21
Abstract: A composition comprising a species of the genus Nicotiana, optionally in combination with or more of the species Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, Curcuma longa and Piper nigrum is provided; wherein the composition comprising a Nicotiana species as the sole plant species is in the form of a liquid nasal, liquid oral or liquid ocular formulation; and the composition comprising a Nicotiana species in combination with one or more of the species Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, Curcuma longa and Piper nigrum, is in the form of a liquid or powdered nasal, liquid oral or liquid ocular formulation. A composition for use in the prevention or treatment of a viral infection, which composition comprises a species of the genus Nicotiana, optionally in combination with one or more of the species Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, Curcuma longa and Piper nigrum is also outlined. Preferably the viral infection is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Patent GB-2600465-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling circuitry with particular application to smartcards
Inventor: VICTOR DIAZ
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2020-10-30
Abstract: Circuit for a smartcard that controls the operation of a near field RF communications chip, comprising: An antenna (2002, Fig.1) connected to a primary inductive coupler 1003; a secondary inductive coupler 1005 inductively coupled to the primary inductive coupler thereby coupling the RF signal to the RF communication chip 1009, (500,Fig.1); and switching circuitry that on receiving a signal from auxiliary circuitry, such as a fingerprint sensor, selectively enables or disables coupling of the RF electrical signal to the chip thereby selectively inhibiting near field RF communications. The primary inductive coupler may be part of a rectifier circuit that provides power to the auxiliary circuit as well as splitting the RF signal between the chip and auxiliary circuitry. The switching circuitry may use a RF switch (FET) (110-6,Figs.7-10) to ground the RF signal (Figs.7,8,10) to a reference voltage (110-14,Fig. 7, 8, 10); or isolate (Fig.9) the input (110-12,Figs.7-10) from the output (110-10,Figs.7-10). The switching element may be connected between a first impedance matching network 28-2 and a second impedance matching network 28-1. A tertiary inductive coupler (506,Fig.5) may inhibit RF coupling between the first 1003 and second 1005 couplers when switching (528,Fig.5) is active.
Patent GB-2602621-A (GB)
Title: Fitting tube structure of glue gun
Inventor: GRACE LEE
IPC: B05C17/005
Filed: 2020-12-03
Abstract: A fitting tube of a glue gun includes: a conical connector(10; fig. 5) and a fitting assembly 40. The conical connector includes a heater chamber (30; fig. 5); a feeding segment (11; fig. 5 – e.g. for extruding melted glue bar); and an open segment (12; fig. 5) for connecting to fitting assembly. The fitting assembly 40 includes a first fixing tube 41, an O ring 42, a second fixing tube 43, a stop sleeve 44, a locating ring 45, and a coupling tube 46. The first tube has a stepped portion 411. The O ring is retained between the stepped portion 411 and second tube 43. The stop sleeve 44 is fitted on the first tube 41 and has a large-diameter extension 441 and a small-diameter extension 442, the large-diameter extension covering the first tube and fitted using the locating ring 45. The coupling tube 46 is fixed on the small-diameter extension 442. The second tube 43 is made of aluminium or aluminum alloy to have a higher heat resistance than the first fixing tube 41 (e.g. made of hard plastic) to avoid deformation due to thermal expansion, and hence prevent glue leakage.
Patent GB-2602055-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining sugar from fermented grains
Inventor: NEIL HINDLE
IPC: C13K13/00
Filed: 2020-12-16
Abstract: A process for obtaining sugar from fermented grain, comprising treating the fermented grain with hot water to hydrolyse hemicellulose; separating an aqueous phase containing products of the hydrolysis of hemicellulose from particulate material; feeding the particulate material into a flow of steam at above 450°C along a reactor duct to form a flowing mixture of particles and vapours, the mass flow of steam being at least 3 times the mass flow of particulate matter, such that the particulate material is heated rapidly; then separating at least 75% by mass of the particles from the flowing mixture after no more than 3 seconds; and condensing the vapours from the flowing mixture. Fermented grain may include brewer’s spent grain or wet cake. Preferably, the particulate material is fed into the flow of steam through an educator at one end of the reactor duct, the educator comprising an entry chamber, a venturi-shaped exit channel, a nozzle and a sloping deflector plate above the nozzle onto which particulate material is fed and then entrained into the steam flow. Fermented grain has elevated proportions of protein; the rapid hydrolysis of this process prevents reaction of the protein with sugars in the Maillard reaction.
Patent GB-2604593-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell system
Inventor: ALEXANDER MCNICOL
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2021-03-03
Abstract: A fuel cell system (200, 300) comprising a plurality of cell units arranged in a stack (205), and a method for start-up of the fuel cell system. The method comprises, at start-up of the fuel cell system: heating the stack (205) to a first threshold temperature; providing an unreformed hydrocarbon fuel to the anode inlet (226) when but not before the stack (205) is above the first threshold temperature; recirculating anode off gas from the anode outlet (227) to the anode inlet (226) while providing unreformed fuel to the anode inlet (226); and drawing a current from the fuel cell system (200, 300) while recirculating the anode off gas. The method may allow start-up without requiring an external reformer or water supply. The method may produce water in the fuel cell stack (205), which is recirculated to the anode inlet (226). The recirculated water may allow reforming of the hydrocarbon fuel at a reforming catalyst positioned between each cell unit of the stack. Also disclosed is a method of shutdown.
Patent GB-2604898-A (GB)
Title: Imaging processing using machine learning
Inventor: MARTA MRAK
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 2021-03-17
Abstract: A method of processing image data comprises receiving one or more target images and at least one reference source. The method processes the at least one reference source and the one or more target images to extract features using a convolutional neural network. In addition, the method processes the features of the one or more target images and the at least one reference source using a transformer network to provide an attention output. The attention output is provided as an input to a convolutional neural network decoder. In addition, skip connections are provided from the convolutional neural network encoder to provide features of the one or more target images to the convolutional neural network decoder at one or more decoder layers. Finally, the extracted features of the one or more target images and the attention output are processed using the convolutional neural network decoder to produce one or more output images. The output images take the style of the reference source. In one example, this style is by taking colourisation from the reference source. In another example interpolation is provided between two images and the reference source itself comprises two images.
Patent GB-2605843-A (GB)
Title: Liquid cleansing composition
Inventor: PETER WOODHEAD
IPC: A61Q19/10
Filed: 2021-04-16
Abstract: A liquid cleansing composition is disclosed comprising at least one alpha hydroxy acid, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant, wherein the at least one amphoteric surfactant comprises a sultaine group. The at least one anionic surfactant and the at least one amphoteric surfactant are present in an amount of 3-20 % w/w, and the ratio of the at least one anionic surfactant to the at least one amphoteric surfactant is 2:1 or greater. The composition finds particular use as a biocidal hand washing composition where frequent hand washing is required.
Patent GB-2601418-A (GB)
Title: Method for mounting a battery control unit on a battery housing
Inventor: DOMINIK GRASS
IPC: H01M50/287
Filed: 2021-10-13
Abstract: A method for fastening a battery control unit 40 to a battery housing 22 wherein at least one spacer element 62 is fastened to a battery housing and reworked by way of an ablative method, such as milling, on a side which faces the battery control unit to a height (H, Figure 4) required for fastening the battery control unit to the battery housing via the spacer. The spacer element may be welded to the battery housing. The battery housing may have a housing main body 24 and a housing cover 38 and the battery control unit can be arranged on a side of the housing cover which faces away from the housing main body. In this case the battery control unit may be fastened together with the housing cover to the spacing element. For example the control unit and cover may be screwed to the spacer and the housing cover may be clamped between the spacer and the control unit, optionally with a washer 66 inserted between the spacer and cover. The method allows reliable mounting of the battery control unit and avoids tensions which may cause damage to the battery control unit.
Patent GB-2597870-A (GB)
Title: System and method of representing a cause and effect matrix as a set of numerical representations
Inventor: GARY K LAW
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: A cause and effect matrix is defined within a process control system for a process plant. The cause and effect matrix has a set of causes and a set of effects, where each of the set of causes represents a condition within the process plant and each of the set of effects represents an effect to be performed within the process plant. At least some of the set of causes and the set of effects are related as cause-effect pairs. For each of the set of effects a subset of the set of causes is identified; the subset of the set of causes is defined as a single-dimension matrix, and a numerical representation for the single-dimension matrix calculated to represent the effect. Each function block of a set of function blocks may be configured with one or more configuration masks 512 based on corresponding numerical representations as an input therein, wherein the one or more configuration masks indicate how one or more inputs of the function block correspond to each output of the function block.
Patent GB-2601061-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a motor vehicle with a headlight for the fast and safe setting of a leaving-home position, headlight, and motor vehicle
Inventor: DOMINIK WALTER
IPC: F21S41/60
Filed: 2021-11-12
Abstract: What is proposed is a method for operating a motor vehicle (100) having a headlight (1) with a projection module (2), wherein the projection module (2) is moved into a projection position by a motor (3) in order to regulate a beam width of the headlight (1), wherein the motor (3) is controlled so as to move the projection module (2) into the projection position so as to reach a motor setpoint value, wherein the motor setpoint value is stored in a non-volatile memory (4) of the headlight (1) and, when a voltage supply to the headlight (1) is activated following deactivation of the voltage supply, the projection module (2) is moved, starting from the stored motor setpoint value, into a leaving-home position so as to illuminate an environment adjacent to the motor vehicle (100). A headlight (1) and a motor vehicle (100) are also proposed.
Patent GB-2614755-A (GB)
Title: Pesticide suspension composition and the use thereof
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: A01N25/04
Filed: 2022-01-18
Abstract: A pesticide suspension composition comprising: (1) a dispersed agrochemical active substance (e.g. one of more of chloronicotinyl, sulfonyl urea fungicide, pyrethroid and an avermectin); (2) a polymeric stabiliser of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein each R is selected from hydrogen or C1 to C6 alkyl and n ≥25 (e.g. one or more polyacrylic acid and polymethacrylic acid); (3) a cationic inorganic salt; and (4) a diluent (such as water). The salt may be selected from an inorganic salt of an alkali metal (e.g. sodium, potassium) or an ammonium salt. The cationic inorganic salt may comprise one or more of halides, nitrates, etc. A pesticide-fertiliser composition is also provided, the composition comprising:(1) a dispersed agrochemical active substance; (2) a polymeric stabiliser of formula (I) or a salt thereof; (3) a cationic inorganic salt; (4) a fertiliser; and (5) a diluent. Also claimed are a method of making the pesticide suspension composition, and a method of controlling pest infestation at a locus.
Patent GB-2615593-A (GB)
Title: Head lice treatment
Inventor: DEIDRE GERTRUDE LILLIAN WRIGHT
IPC: A61K31/80
Filed: 2022-02-14
Abstract: A composition, for use in controlling lice or their ova on an animal subject, comprises a reactive copolymer formed from two or more monomers and having a hydrophobic conditioning portion comprising a siloxane group, a reactive crosslinking group comprising a silanol, a hydrophilic portion comprising one or more of an ethoxylate group and a propoxylate group and a surface linking portion comprising an amine or quaternary ammonium group, the copolymer forming in-situ crosslinks when dried on hair. A method of controlling lice or their ova on an animal subject comprises applying to the head of the animal subject such a composition.
Patent GB-2616595-A (GB)
Title: Disambiguation of cyclic ion analyser spectra
Inventor: HAMISH STEWART
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2022-03-08
Abstract: An analytical instrument, such as a mass or ion mobility spectrometer, comprises an ion analyser 30 configured to determine the drift times of ions along an ion path 32, where the ion path comprises: at least a first segment 32a along which ions make only a single pass; and a cyclic segment 32b along which ions make one or more passes. A method of operating said instrument comprises: determining the drift times of ions along the ion path in each of a first and second mode, wherein at least one of an electric potential provided along the first or cyclic segment, or the path length of the first or cyclic segment, is altered between modes; and based on a comparison of the drift time data obtained in the two modes and the identification of corresponding ion peaks therein, determining the number of passes N of the cyclic segment taken by ions associated with said corresponding peaks. The value of N is then used to determine a physicochemical property of said ions.
Patent GB-2607181-A (GB)
Title: Real Time Live Line Measurement of Metrological Properties of Current Transformers
Inventor: VLADETA MILENKOVIC
IPC: G01R31/62
Filed: 2020-08-28
Abstract: A measuring head 600 for measuring an electrical property of a conductor comprises: a sensor; an upper jaw 670; a lower jaw 680; a mechanism for opening and closing the jaws; a first connecting element for connecting a rotatable rod; and a second connecting element for connecting a non-rotatable rod. The upper and lower jaws grasp the conductor in a closed position and release the conductor in an open position. The opening and closing of the jaws are actuated by rotation of the rotatable rod. A mounting tool 800 for installing the measuring head comprises the rotatable rod 820 and the non-rotatable rod 810 or 830. Movement of the mounting tool parallel to the axis of the rods engages the rods with the first and second connecting elements. Movement in the opposite direction disengages the tool. Rotation of the rotatable rod rotates the first connecting element while the non-rotatable rod prevents rotation of the measuring head as a whole.
Patent GB-2602915-A (GB)
Title: Optical touch sensor systems and optical detectors with noise mitigation
Inventor: GUY MICHAEL AMYON FARQUHARSON DUXBURY
IPC: G06F3/042
Filed: 2021-04-01
Abstract: Optical touch sensors may be adversely affected by noise, such as modulated sunlight incident on the touch sensor. A touch sensor (104) is provided that comprises a plurality of light sources aligned with a plurality of analog optical detectors arranged about the periphery of a sensing area. Addressing circuitry (602) selectively drives each of the light sources and selectively activates each of the analog optical detectors, wherein each light source, when driven, generates modulated light output having a modulation frequency. Sampling circuitry performs sampling of output from the optical detectors and sampling disable circuitry 809 disables sampling of the output from the optical detectors for a duration of time. The sampling of output from the optical detectors may be modulation edge-based sampling. The disabling of the sampling may be triggered by a transition from one of the optical detectors being activated to another of the optical detectors being activated. The sample disable circuitry may comprise a monostable module (902).